On paper, it was just another royal press release. On May 7, 2024, Buckingham Palace quietly announced that King Charles was appointing Prince William as Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps — the very regiment Prince Harry had served with during his tours in Afghanistan.
Two days later, as Harry flew into London for the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games, the symbolism hit like a punch. According to royal author Tom Quinn, Harry was “in tears” when he learned that a role widely expected to be his one day had been handed to his brother instead, and that the announcement was timed to land during his brief visit to the U.
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